How To Install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-drv-vmware is Xorg X11 vmware video driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36.

What is xorg-x11-drv-vmware

X.Org X11 vmware video driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware.

Install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-vmware using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-vmware

Install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-vmware using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-vmware

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-vmware package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-vmware

xorg-x11-drv-vmware Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3f
/usr/lib/.build-id/3f/c16f13a6d10790cc21fde50b9bc63981f0c962
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/vmware.4.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).